Just like diamonds, truly great style lasts forever.
Seven actors have playedJames Bondsince 1962, but the role of “Bond girl” is ever-evolving.
Take a tour through the history of Bond girl glamour, from 1962’sDr.
Ursula Andress in ‘Dr. No’; Grace Jones in ‘A View to a Kill’; Lea Seydoux in ‘Spectre’.Credit: Everett Collection; Danjaq/Eon/Ua/Kobal/Shutterstock; Jonathan Olley/MGM
Noto 2021’sNo Time to Die.
Sylvia Trench,Dr.
)Mary Sollosi
Honey Ryder,Dr.
Eunice Gayson and Sean Connery in ‘Dr. No’.Everett Collection
No(1962)
Rarely has such a small amount of fabric made such a huge splash.
First, we have no-nonsense workwear.
(The fifth category and the rarest, but still crucial is obviously ski wear.)M.S.
Ursula Andress in ‘Dr. No’.Danjaq/EON/UA/Kobal/REX/Shutterstock
Jill Masterson,Goldfinger(1964)
Poor Jill Masterson (Shirley Eaton).
It’s an ensemble nobody should want to replicate, but doesn’t she wear it well?M.S.
Even when it comes to the wearing of a well-cut suit, Bond is well-matched.M.S.
Daniela Bianchi in ‘From Russia With Love’.MGM (2)
Tracy di Vicenzo (again!
This is the woman who stole James Bond’s heart!
The woman who was 007’s match in every way!
Shirley Eaton in ‘Goldfinger’.Everett Collection
The woman who effortlessly pulled off a chiffon-caped, daisy-applique jumpsuit at her wedding!
To make matters worse, most ofDiamonds Are Forevertakes place in Las Vegas.
Tacky, tacky, tacky.M.S.
Honor Blackman in ‘Goldfinger’.MGM
But it deserves to be remembered for its vibrant contemporary wardrobe, too.
Jane Seymour’s romantic, otherworldly style as tarot reader Solitaire, however, is worth holding onto.
Holly Goodhead and Manuela,Moonraker(1979)
An unfortunate amount of 1979’sMoonrakerstyle consists of spacesuits.
Claudine Auger in ‘Thunderball’.MGM (2)
who murders people with her thighs.
Yes, you read that right!
Berry’s Jinx andRosamund Pike’sMiranda Frostshare an icy exchange in their jewel-encrusted, extremely early-aughts gowns.M.S.
Luciana Paluzzi in ‘Thunderball’.MGM (2)
She pairs it with her signature knot necklace, which carries great meaning.M.S.
Madeleine, like Bond, understands that true glamour lies in understatement.M.S.
Mie Hama in ‘You Only Live Twice’.MGM (2)
Diana Rigg in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’.MGM
Diana Rigg in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’.MGM (2)
(From left to right) Desmond Llewelyn, George Lazenby, and Diana Rigg in ‘On Her Majesty’s Secret Service’.MGM
Jill St. John in ‘Diamonds Are Forever’.Sunset Boulevard/Corbis via Getty Images
Gloria Hendry in ‘Live and Let Die’.MGM (2)
Jane Seymour in ‘Live and Let Die’.MGM (3)
Maud Adams in ‘The Man With the Golden Gun’; Barbara Bach in ‘The Spy Who Loved Me’.MGM (2)
Lois Chiles and Roger Moore; Emily Bolton and Roger Moore in ‘Moonraker’.MGM (2)
Roger Moore and Carole Bouquet in ‘For Your Eyes Only’.United Artists/courtesy Everett
Lynn-Holly Johnson in ‘For Your Eyes Only’.United Artists
Maud Adams in ‘Octopussy’.MGM
Grace Jones in ‘A View to a Kill’.MGM (2)
Maryam d’Abo in ‘The Living Daylights’.MGM
Carey Lowell; Talisa Soto in ‘Licence to Kill’.Danjaq/Eon/Ua/Kobal/Shutterstock; Snap/Shutterstock
Famke Janssen in ‘GoldenEye’.MGM
Michelle Yeoh in ‘Tomorrow Never Dies’.MGM; Everett Collection
Denise Richards in ‘The World Is Not Enough’.Everett Collection; MGM
Sophie Marceau in ‘The World Is Not Enough’.Everett Collection (2)
Halle Berry in ‘Die Another Day’.Keith Hamshere/MGM
Halle Berry, Rosamund Pike, and Pierce Brosnan in ‘Die Another Day’.MGM
Eva Green in ‘Casino Royale’.MGM
(From left to right) Joaquin Cisio, Mathieu Amalric, and Olga Kurylenko in ‘Quantum of Solace’.Karen Ballard/Columbia
Daniel Craig and Gemma Arterton in ‘Quantum of Solace’.Karen Ballard/Columbia
Naomie Harris; Bérénice Marlohe in ‘Skyfall’.Everett Collection; Francois Duhamel/MGM
Lea Seydoux and Daniel Craig (center) in ‘Spectre’.Jonathan Olley/MGM (3)
Ana de Armas in ‘No Time to Die’.Everett Collection
